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Saving Christianity: Why Millions of Christians are Dropping Out of Congregations
This book is about why millions of Christians are giving up and dropping out of their congregations; why thousands of Christian buildings are being abandoned; and why thousands of pastors, priests, and other Christian workers are resigning their posts to take up secular careers. It shows why returning to Early Christian basics can give any Christian a new Spiritual life – can have the same love and miracles today that the original Christians had then – if we do f the things they did and live the “Early Christian Lifestyle.”
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The Will to Power: Confronting Ideologies that Dismantle Christian Community
A socio-theological exploration of the underlying root, types, and expressions of prejudice and the outworking of the various isms that continue to fracture the Christian faith community as well as wreak havoc within the broader culture. Offers a corrective that can open a conversation toward genuine reconciliation in situating our identity in our createdness in the image of God rather than from our particular communities of belonging.
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The Other Pentecostalism: Alternative Themes in Contemporary Renewal Spirituality
The Other Pentecostalism: Alternative Themes in Contemporary Renewal Spirituality revisits themes within the Pentecostal movement from the vantage point of alternative interpretations of issues that have shaped the contours of the movement within the broader Christian. It suggests that more than simply a “tongues movement,” Pentecostal spirituality has something of importance to contribute to a variety of conversations.
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William Seymour: A Biography
This work is the story of the remarkable African American leader who led the Azusa Street Revival in Los Angeles in 1906 and is credited for launching the twentieth-century American Pentecostal movement and several denominations. Blind in one eye yet in possession of remarkable spiritual vision, few believers are aware of Seymour. The son of ex-slaves was passionate about racial reconciliation and his desire for unity in the body of Christ has much to say to the Pentecostal movement and the entire church.
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Skin Deep: Pentecostalism, Racism and the Church
Skin Deep is essays by scholars in the Church of God (Cleveland, TN) that engages Pentecostalism, Racism, and the Church. The essays speak to these issues from the vantage points of biblical studies, theology, history, critical race studies and social studies.
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Salvation and the Soundness of Mind
Having been diagnosed as bipolar, with psychotic disorders, having attempted suicide, and having a history of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and anxiety attacks, I have been prescribed medication to alter my behavior and mood. Some of the medication was helpful, but some was not. I learned that when I’m in the will of God, my mind is stable; when I go on my own path and step out of the Lord’s plan, I have issues. The Lord has provided men and women with the gift of hearing and listening and talent to help people like me and others. Just as the Lord provides rain as a resource for flowers and trees, these men and women are resources for a sound mind.
God’s grace and mercy have been exceedingly abundant in my life, and I pray that the scriptures, testimonials, and prophetic words in this book will help combat the woes of the mind and incite change and freedom. But, “before you can be free you must acknowledge you are bound.”
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The Real First Lady
The Real First Lady is a glimpse into the life of Mother Grace Hill who served as Secretary of the State of New York for Church of Our Lord Jesus from 1925-1947. Her daughter, Ethel Mae Hill Bonner served as the First Lady of the organization for many years. This inspired work, the reprint of a limited publication manuscript, offers first-hand accounts and testimonies about the lives of these two extraordinary women.
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The Spirit of the Lord: Renewal Spirituality, Biblical Justice and the Prophetic Witness of the Church
The Spirit of the Lord calls on Christians within Renewal traditions to examine the relationship between personal and social holiness and encourages pastors and leaders to draw on our biblical heritage and appreciation for the authority of Scripture, the witness of Spirit-filled forefathers and mothers, and the empowerment of the Holy Spirit to engage the critical issues of injustice facing the contemporary church and society.
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The Pentecostal Heritage Hymnal Hardcover
The Pentecostal Heritage Hymnal is a complication of traditional, gospel, and spiritual songs. The hymnal seeks to preserve the tradition of great music that has been foundational for Pentecostal worship.
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The Pentecostal Heritage Hymnal Paperback
The Pentecostal Heritage Hymnal is a complication of traditional, gospel, and spiritual songs. The hymnal seeks to preserve the tradition of great music that has been foundational for Pentecostal worship.
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The Women of Azusa Street: Revised Edition
These women were there as the Azusa Street Revival exploded a new spirituality onto the American religious scene and they all made significant contributions to the birth and early spread of the Pentecostal movement. Yet, when the story of one of the most important events of modern Christian history is told, many of their names are never heard so they have never received recognition they deserve. This expanded volume of my earlier work is an attempt to continue to correct this oversight.
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Shotgun-House Guitar: a collection of poems and musings
Shotgun-House Guitar: a collection of poems and musings
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The Good News about Jesus: The Gospel of Mark Hardcover
The Good News about Jesus looks at the Gospel of Mark through fresh contemporary eyes in the bold reworking of the ancient, sacred text by a linguist and biblical scholar who has given more than six decades to bringing the good about Jesus to men and women throughout the Western world.
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The Good News about Jesus: The Gospel of Mark Paperback
The Good News about Jesus looks at the Gospel of Mark through fresh contemporary eyes in the bold reworking of the ancient, sacred text by a linguist and biblical scholar who has given more than six decades to bringing the good about Jesus to men and women throughout the Western world.
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The Rise and Fall of the Techno-Messiah: Artificial Intelligence and the End Times
The Rise and Fall of the Techno-Messiah is an insightful perspective on the impact of the technological revolution on humanity. This work tackles the multifaceted world of Artificial Intelligence (AI), algorithms, and eugenics. Most significantly, The Rise and Fall of the Techno-Messiah critically examines the implications technology will have on racial disparities in health, economics, jobs, and other critical segments of global society.
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The Path to Glory: Pioneers and Leaders of the Black Apostolic Movement
The Path to Glory pays tribute to the men and women who have contributed to the birth, growth, and development of the Black Apostolic Movement in the United States, Africa, the Caribbean, and Europe.
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Standing on the Promises: Defeating Fear and Breaking Barriers
This true, yet inspirational account tells of a rise from poverty and racial discrimination in the Jim Crow South to become the principal of a majority upper-class school in one of the country’s most affluent neighborhoods. This story of family cohesiveness, rooted in deep spirituality and solidly grounded in biblical principles, challenges Christians to hold on to the word. Of God through tough times, assured of God’s faithfulness.
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Ruby’s Harmonicas & Pianos, Incorporated
A dramatic rendering of the struggle between personal and corporate greed and the rights of workers to a fair wage and decent working conditions was told against the backdrop of historical racial discrimination.
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Pentecost in Tulsa: The Revivals and Race Massacre that Shaped the Pentecostal Movement in Tulsa
In its early days, Tulsa, Oklahoma, became an important center of Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity. The city saw waves of revival from well-known revivalists like Aimee Semple McPherson and Raymond T. Richey, who established many Pentecostal churches. Later, it became home to renowned healing evangelists like Oral Roberts and T.L. Osborn. Through triumphs and tragedies like the 1921 Race Massacre, after which a resilient black Pentecostal community helped revive the famous Greenwood District, the city has emerged as a unique and important part of the story of Pentecostalism.
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Add Thou to It: Selected Works of Bishop Robert Clarence Lawson
Essays on doctrine, racial justice, and the role of women within African American Oneness Pentecostalism by the late Bishop Clarence Robert Lawson—social commentator, community activist, and founder of the Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ;
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A Man Like This: Bishop William Lee Bonner
Biography of Bishop William Lee Bonner, presiding prelate of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith.
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Clear Ramblings of Praise
A collection of poetry and messages where the outcome is always praise. These words minister to everyone differently for one goal: freedom in Jesus. This world will examine your exterior and make its final decisions. The Lord looks at the interior. He understands who He created and will refine you for his glory. What the world deems a loss is an asset in the Kingdom of God.
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The D.E.W. Divine Essential Words Journal
A journal that provides spiritual messages and space for the reader to express their thoughts through daily devotions and meditation.
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Dying to Lead: The Disturbing Trend of Clergy Suicide
An appraisal of the psychological, social, cultural, and theological dimensions of a dilemma facing the contemporary church. It speaks to the dramatic shifts taking place in clergy leadership, revealing the profound pressures confronting them and their families, affecting troubled congregations and communities. Brogdon lifts up the issue, which is often viewed as an embarrassing internal crisis to which church leadership has been slow to respond.